beginner looking for fairway woods

[bobbydacron]

I posed a similar question at the end of last season, however now that the weather is getting warm here in NJ I am now in the market to buy a 3 wood and 5 wood. Can anyone give me any recommendations. I am a beginner so I don't know good from bad, or what I'm really looking for. There are so many deals out there right now but I'm unsure what to look for. My friend leant me Orlimar VT830 stiff , however I just cannot get comfortable with them.

I play with hybrid irons, i will willingly sacrifice distance to gain a little forgiveness in my shot. I see deals on Cleveland Hibore, Nike and Taylor r7. Does any one have any ideas or could give any advice.
Many thanks in advance.

Bob

[Danfix99]

I am also a beginner, and I recently bought the Adams Insight BUL 3 and 5 wood. They are very easy to hit, and since Adams came out with new stuff in 2008, I ended up getting a great price at Rockbottomgolf.com for both the 3 and 5 wood. I would strongly suggest trying these out.

[LottaBalata]

Adams makes some very forgiving clubs. I've always hit my Adams clubs pretty well, and easy.

Is there a golf galaxy or a shop in Jersey where you can "test" hit some clubs?

I always like to hit 'em before I buy 'em!!

If you can find you a driver that you hit well, and then go to rockbottom, ebay, golfsmith's, or golfworks, find a used version of the club/s you hit well.

I'm not going to suggest a brand, I'll just suggest, hit a few before you buy.

Chet

[ShotCaLLa]

I have always had trouble hitting fairway woods until I got the Ping G10's. All of the technology is really good right now, but make sure you try these out.

[jammer59]

I think the Adams BUL 3 and 5 are great woods and are very attractive at the current firesale prices. I'm also a fan of the TM Burner 15* fairway. Very easy to hit and I get very good distance from it (for me) around 225yds.

[immts007]

I've said it a few times before, but I LOVE my Tour Edge woods. All I can say is go to a shop with a driving range and try them out. They are like butter.

[sirshanksalot]

I have always had trouble hitting fairway woods until I got the Ping G10's. All of the technology is really good right now, but make sure you try these out.

I used to be a hater of fairway woods, until i actually tested out the clubs before purchasing. I tried out the TM burner, TM cgb max, cleveland xls, callaway hyper x, adams insight, and the ping g10 3 woods. I absolutely fell in love with the ping g10. Not only was it extremely forgiving, but it had the most crisp and clean sound on contact that made me want to hit it perfectly everytime. The sound alone will make you want to tee off with it over your driver, the yardage results almost seem like an added bonus until you realize you can actually tee off with your wood longer than your friend's driver tee shots.

[DavidFehertysBike]

you cant go wrong with adams as a first set of clubs.

[localgolfer808]

i still have some trouble hitting my fairway woods and i am a fan of ping, but i really like hitting my callaway war birds. maybe getting a 5 and 7 to start.

[1chaos52]

If you can find some on clearnace, the Adams RPM low profile are the easiest fairway woods I have ever hit. I thought them having a smaller head would worry me, but they are so forgiving and easy to hit, and I can hit them a ton. Very good off the ground no matter what the lie looks like, and off the tee just need to make sure you tee the ball like you would an iron shot.

[wtd]

At the risk of stating the obvious, a lot depends on your personal preference for the look of the club. A lot of higher handicap players prefer a larger head on their fairway clubs. If you're among them, the previously mentioned Adams, Ping, and TaylorMade (Burner) clubs are excellent options. Also don't discount the Callaway X Series.

My personal taste is for a smaller head in my fairway clubs. If you're more like me, then the Bobby Jones series, and to a lesser degree the Titleist 906F4 (less forgiving for sure) are good options.

[Klean]

I'm using Nickent 3DX IronWoods, which are technically hybrids, but they have all but replaced my 5 and 3 woods. But then again, I have some really crappy fairway woods.

[eberryhill7]

I am about to buy a TaylorMade Burner 3 wood because it has everything I want in a 3 wood. It hits the ball high, it hits the ball far, and it hits the ball out of the rough, and it does this all with forgiveness that a beginner wants. So just an amazing all around club.

[DocParty]

Originally Posted by bobbydacron

I posed a similar question at the end of last season, however now that the weather is getting warm here in NJ I am now in the market to buy a 3 wood and 5 wood. Can anyone give me any recommendations. I am a beginner so I don't know good from bad, or what I'm really looking for. There are so many deals out there right now but I'm unsure what to look for. My friend leant me Orlimar VT830 stiff , however I just cannot get comfortable with them.

I play with hybrid irons, i will willingly sacrifice distance to gain a little forgiveness in my shot. I see deals on Cleveland Hibore, Nike and Taylor r7. Does any one have any ideas or could give any advice.

Many thanks in advance.

Bob

Whatever you buy, buy what works for you. Not what someone else suggests you spend your hard earned money for. Go out and hit a few at a range or from a friend. If you are new to golf, (and golf is trending to shorter shafts, the pros are averaging just at or under 44 inches for their drivers and down from there for subsequent clubs) walk before you run. You can play a good round with irons and hybrids before dropping cash on woods you may hit seldom. Last winner or two back on the PGA tour used a fairway 13 out of 14 times instead of his driver because fairway woods (and hybrids) give you more control. You drive for show and pitch/putt for the dough. I for one would use a hybrid until I knew what I was going to do. You can hit the ball 200 yards straight down the center stripe and be better off than being a fairway over and 300 yards long. You can get them in almost any loft and the shafts, for me, are shorter and I hit them well every time. Just don't buy into the hype that is out there. Everyone is different, so everyone needs a slightly different set up that the next guy or gal. Get what works for YOU.

[WUTiger]

Make sure you get a basic fitting on a launch monitor to find out what kind of shaft you need. Also, as a beginner, don't automatically settle on a 3W + 5W. Also try out a 4W and a 7W, see which mix gives you better carry and distance.

You might check out this current thread on 4 Woods: http://thesandtrap.com/t/63602/4-wood-off-the-tee

One post referenced a Golf Digest report that for the average golfer, a 4W is easier to hit than a 3W.

EDIT: inserted related thread.